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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Biathlon - a story in the Sacramento Bee

A novice biathlete racing at the Auburn Ski Club dropsto the pad where she'll take five shots at targets 50 yardsaway with a .22 rifle. Novices are not allowed to carryrifles while skiing until they're certified.

Man, doing this story for the Sacramento Bee really made me want to branch out and try biathlon. It's not just because I need the exercise (boy do I!), but also because biathlon teaches you to calm your racing heart before taking a shot. Sounds perfect for hunting big game, eh?

Cool thing I learned during the reporting on this one is that one of the very few biathlon ranges in the entire West is just up the hill from where I live in Sacramento.

If any of you locals want to give it a try, the Auburn Ski Club will be doing another beginners clinic April 21, followed by a race the next day. The info is in the story.

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After writing about hunting on a blog called NorCal Cazadora for four and a half years, I moved on, focusing on freelance writing, photography and even a little videography, mostly on the topics of hunting, food and nature, and the niche they share. I also became editor of California Waterfowl Magazine. This website is your portal to all of that work that is available online.

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Oh yeah, the photo above? Flank feathers from a hen pintail duck. You can see more photos like that here.

About Me

Holly A. Heyser is a former newspaper reporter and editor who went on her first hunt at age 41 and immediately fell in love with the honesty, grace and humility of acquiring food the hard way. She has combined her two loves - journalism and hunting - in her current job as editor of California Waterfowl Magazine. She does food photography on the side, and she is co-organizer of the annual Novice Women's Duck Hunt in Northern California. Click here to contact her.